New York Times Connections Hints and Answers for #583 January 14, 2025

The New York Times Connections puzzle #583, for January 14, 2025, presents a challenging word-sorting game. Sixteen words must be categorized, requiring precision and strategic thinking. Even experienced players might find this puzzle difficult.

The Words: Working, Session, Body, Crowd, Puffing, Running, Swank, Flash, Sitting, Active, Gully, Period, Strap, Meeting, Functional, and Lens.

Hints and Solutions:

This section provides hints and answers, categorized by color, mirroring the puzzle's interface. Use these strategically to solve the puzzle yourself, or reveal the answers as needed.

General Hints:

1. No categories relate to exercise.
2. "Gully" and "Puffing" belong together.
3. "Body" and "Flash" share a category.

Yellow Category (Easy):

Hint: Describes how machines function as intended.

Answer: Operating

Words: Active, Functional, Running, Working

Green Category (Medium):

Hint: A duration; a semester, for example.

Answer: Term

Words: Meeting, Period, Session, Sitting

Blue Category (Hard):

Hint: Items needed for photography (and more!).

Answer: Things in a Camera Kit

Words: Body, Flash, Lens, Strap

Purple Category (Tricky):

Hint: The category becomes clear only after removing the final letter from each word.

Answer: Bird Plus Letter

Words: Crowd, Gully, Puffing, Swank

Complete Answers:

• Yellow - Operating: Active, Functional, Running, Working
• Green - Term: Meeting, Period, Session, Sitting
• Blue - Things in a Camera Kit: Body, Flash, Lens, Strap
• Purple - Bird Plus Letter: Crowd, Gully, Puffing, Swank

To play, visit the New York Times Games Connections website. It's accessible on most devices with a web browser.